“Jesca Hoop [..] writes and sings twisty, sprawling, lyrically abstract songs, featuring strange sonorities and offbeat rhythms. Her music sounds as if it comes from an imaginary country, and she sings in the accented English of someone from that country.” — The New York Times
“Excellent debut from a very talented singer/songwriter with a unique take […]

Should you be in the mood for a seasonally-appropriate Two Great Tastes that Taste Great Together kind of treat, here’s a fantastic recipe I borrowed from my friend Ashley:
Insanely Good Pumpkin-Chocolate Muffins

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 tbls baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground […]

Halle-freaking-lujah, a hair product that lives up to its claims! B&b’s Grooming Cream smooths, styles, and doesn’t leave your hair feeling heavy or goopy or overly product-ized. I put a smallish amount in about halfway through blow-drying my hair, and it does an impressive job of straightening and killing the frizz. This stuff is the […]

Instead of a recommendation, I have a question for you today: how do you choose a really good down comforter? We have one on our king bed that’s a few years old, and the thing is a mess: completely limp and thin in parts, overly puffed in other parts. No amount of shaking seems to […]

Okay, this might be the lamest, most irrelevant household tip ever, but lately I’ve been taking any partially-drunk cup of water lying around the house, and instead of pouring out any tepid remains in favor of a fresh refill from the Brita (which is what I typically do), I dump it into the nearest houseplant. […]